Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense tours, present participle touring, past tense, past participle toured
1. countable noun
A tour is an organized trip that people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform.
The band are currently on a two-month tour of Europe.
They are now favourites to screen England's cricket tour of India.
...a presidential campaign tour in Illinois.
See on tour
2. verb
When people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies tour, they go on a tour, for example in order to perform or to meet people.
A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow. [VERB noun]
He toured for nearly two years and played 500 sell-out shows. [VERB]
He is travelling with the Australian touring team in Sri Lanka. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: travel round, holiday in, travel through, journey round More Synonyms of tour
3. countable noun
A tour is a journey during which you visit several places that interest you.
It was week five of my tour of the major cities of Europe. [+ of]
Synonyms: journey, expedition, excursion, trip More Synonyms of tour
4. countable noun
A tour is a short trip that you make round a place, for example round a historical building, so that you can look at it.
...a guided tour of a ruined Scottish castle. [+ of]
Synonyms: visit, inspection, ramble, walk round More Synonyms of tour
5. verb
If you tour a place, you go on a journey or trip round it.
You can also tour the site on modern coaches equipped with air conditioning. [VERB noun]
We toured the streets of Milan. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: visit, explore, go round, inspect More Synonyms of tour
More Synonyms of tour
tour in British English
(tʊə)
noun
1.
an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route
2. military
a period of service, esp in one place of duty
3.
a short trip, as for inspection
4.
a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc, to perform in several different places
a concert tour
5.
an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places
verb
6.
to make a tour of (a place)
7.
to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places
Word origin
C14: from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare turn
tour in American English
(tʊr)
noun
1.
a turn or shift of work; esp., a period of duty or military service at a single place
: in full tour of duty
2.
a long trip, as for sightseeing
3.
any trip, as for inspection; round; circuit; specif., a trip, as by a theatrical company or speaker, to give performances, lectures, etc. at a number of cities
verb intransitive
4.
to go on a tour
verb transitive
5.
to take a tour through
6.
to take (a play, theatrical company, etc.) on a tour
Idioms:
on tour
Word origin
ME < MFr to(u)rn < tourner, to turn
tour in the Oil and Gas Industry
(taʊər)
Word forms: (regular plural) tours
noun
(Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling)
A tour is a shift of a drilling crew.
Regardless of the length of their workday, drilling crews call their shifts "tours".
Crews work three eight-hour tours on the rig.
A tour is a shift of a drilling crew.
Examples of 'tour' in a sentence
tour
The band say the tour added extra focus to what they wanted to say on the record.
The Sun (2017)
Their son grew up on tour and would perform with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He toured the country to rapturous applause.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The garden has been a refuge from the world and from the demands of touring and performing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is also a tour of Pompeii that shows how the town looked before the volcano eruption.
The Sun (2016)
What, so he can go on tour with you?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is the hardest country to tour and a nation where you can't get away from rugby.
The Sun (2016)
But his solo tour also fits the message that only he has the strength and will to dismantle the Washington machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The other stops on the olfactory tour include a trip to a chichi perfume boutique, a spice shop and a tea shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For many people the tour also includes restaurants (a key influence on domestic interiors) and museums.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My first dozen stops were like a tour of duty in local church ministry.
Christianity Today (2000)
There are also daytime tours of the venue.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are quite a few people on this tour always at the stage door.
The Sun (2012)
Which was the best country you toured?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We did two or three different tours with them.
The Sun (2008)
He produced the album with genuine panache and plays drums in her touring band.
The Sun (2014)
This process can be best observed when a sporting team go on tour.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The world tour will go on for ten months which will be both physically and mentally demanding.
The Sun (2013)
His current tour of duty ends next year and he will decide his future in the autumn.
The Sun (2012)
The hotel also offers tours to explore the beautiful countryside.
The Sun (2014)
The minimum number for a tour is four people.
The Sun (2011)
The personnel on this tour are different and we have a more attacking approach.
The Sun (2015)
My tour of the building resumes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The men joined a tour of the castle and overpowered a female member of staff before pulling the painting from the wall.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The alternative was stand-up tours or performing in small independent films.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She rounds off tours by cooking the morning's haul for lunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If you sell out an arena tour, you perform to a stadium tour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's the first record to use his touring band in ten years.
The Sun (2016)
England rugby and cricket teams touring Australia have grown accustomed to something far less than a warm welcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
All of which means that a touring cricket team do not need to make life any harder for themselves than it has to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
tour
British English: tour /tʊə/ NOUN
by musician A tour is an organized trip that people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform.
The band are currently on a two-month tour of Europe.
American English: tour
Arabic: جَوْلَة
Brazilian Portuguese: ir em turnê
Chinese: 旅游
Croatian: turneja
Czech: zájezd
Danish: tur
Dutch: tour
European Spanish: gira
Finnish: kiertomatka
French: tour visite
German: Tour
Greek: περιοδεία
Italian: giro turistico
Japanese: 旅行
Korean: 여행
Norwegian: rundreise
Polish: wycieczka
European Portuguese: digressão
Romanian: turneu
Russian: тур
Latin American Spanish: gira
Swedish: rundresa
Thai: การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆ
Turkish: tur gezi
Ukrainian: турне
Vietnamese: chuyến du lịch
British English: tour /tʊə/ VERB
When people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies tour, they go on a tour, for example in order to perform or to meet people.
A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow.
He toured for nearly two years.
American English: tour
Arabic: يَتَجَوَّلُ
Brazilian Portuguese: passear
Chinese: 游览
Croatian: obilaziti
Czech: procestovat
Danish: være på turne
Dutch: touren
European Spanish: recorrer
Finnish: tehdä kiertomatka
French: visiter
German: bereisen
Greek: περιοδεύω
Italian: fare un giro turistico
Japanese: 旅行する
Korean: 여행하다
Norwegian: reise rundt
Polish: objechać
European Portuguese: passear
Romanian: a merge în turneu
Russian: турне
Latin American Spanish: recorrer
Swedish: resa runt
Thai: ตระเวน
Turkish: tura çıkmak
Ukrainian: відправлятися в турне
Vietnamese: chuyến lưu diễn
British English: tour NOUN
by tourist A tour is a trip during which you visit several places that interest you.
It was week five of my tour of the major cities of Europe.
American English: tour
Brazilian Portuguese: excursão
Chinese: 巡回访问
European Spanish: viaje
French: tour
German: Tour
Italian: viaggioper visitare
Japanese: 巡業
Korean: 순회
European Portuguese: excursão
Latin American Spanish: viaje
All related terms of 'tour'
La Tour
Georges de ( ʒɔrʒ də ). ?1593–1652, French painter , esp of candlelit religious scenes
on tour
When people are travelling on a tour , you can say that they are on tour .
tiki tour
a scenic tour of an area
tour jeté
a jet é made while turning
tour rep
A tour rep is the same as a → holiday rep .
Cook's tour
a rapid but extensive tour or survey of anything
grand tour
The Grand Tour was a journey round the main cities of Europe that young men from rich families used to make as part of their education.
guided tour
If someone takes you on a guided tour of a place, they show you the place and tell you about it.
study tour
a trip or tour taken by a group of people in order to study something, such as a language
tour guide
a person who leads others on a short trip round a place, for example a historical building, city, etc
cycling tour
a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
mystery tour
an excursion to an unspecified destination
package tour
→ another name for package holiday
tour company
→ another name for tour operator
tour director
a person who represents a travel agency or holiday company at a holiday destination and interacts with customers , provides answers to queries , organizes tours , etc
tour manager
the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians , or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
tour operator
A tour operator is a company that provides holidays in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you.
walking tour
a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
conducted tour
A conducted tour is a visit to a building, town, or area during which someone goes with you and explains everything to you.
tour d'horizon
a brief but comprehensive review
tour of duty
A soldier's tour of duty is a period of time when the soldier is involved in a particular duty or stationed in a particular place such as a war zone .
tour de force
If you call something such as a performance , speech , or production a tour de force , you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or extremely well done or made.
tour en l'air
a turn executed in the air
magical mystery tour
something exciting and mysterious ; esp an exploration of a new place where somebody being shown or taken around does not know where exactly they will be going
tourist agency
a person or company that provides package holidays
( pop group, theatre company etc ) 进(進)行巡回(迴)演出 jìnxíng xúnhuí yǎnchū
to go on a tour of
( museum etc ) 去游(遊)览(覽) ... qù yóulǎn ...
front
[ c ] ( of house, dress ) 前面 qiánmiàn ⇒ jackets with buttons down the front → 前面有纽扣的上衣 qiánmiàn yǒu niǔkòu de shàngyī ( of coach, train, car ) 前部 qiánbù ⇒ The cop searched the front of the car. → 警方搜查了汽车的前部。 Jǐngfāng sōuchále qìchē de qiánbù.
1 (noun)
Definition
an overseas trip made by a cricket team, rugby team, etc., to play in several places
a cricket tour of the West indies
Synonyms
circuit
I get asked this question a lot when I'm on the lecture circuit.
course
On the Tour de France, cyclists cover a course of over 2,000 miles.
round
The consultant did his morning round.
2 (noun)
Definition
an extended journey visiting places of interest along the route
week five of my tour of European cities
Synonyms
journey
a journey from Manchester to Plymouth
expedition
We went on a shopping expedition.
excursion
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
trip
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.
progress
outing
families on a Sunday afternoon outing
jaunt
I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach.
junket
peregrination
their wild peregrinations up and down the Rio Grande
3 (noun)
Definition
an extended journey visiting places of interest along the route
a guided tour of a ruined Scottish castle
Synonyms
visit
the Pope's visit to Canada
inspection
ramble
an hour's ramble through the woods
walk round
walkabout
4 (noun)
Definition
a period of service, esp. in one place
He volunteered for two tours of duty during the campaign.
Synonyms
stint
a five-year stint in Hong Kong
turn
Let each child have a turn at fishing.
shift
His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
stretch
He would study for eight- to ten-hour stretches.
spell
There has been a spell of dry weather.
period of service
period of enlistment
1 (verb)
Definition
to make a tour of (a place)
A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow.
Synonyms
travel round
holiday in
travel through
journey round
trek round
go on a trip through
2 (verb)
Definition
to make a tour of (a place)
You can tour the site in modern coaches fitted with videos.
Synonyms
visit
He'll be visiting four cities, including Cagliari in Sardinia.
explore
We explored the old part of the town.
go round
inspect
walk round
drive round
sightsee
Additional synonyms
in the sense of course
Definition
an area on which a sport is played or a race is held
On the Tour de France, cyclists cover a course of over 2,000 miles.
Synonyms
racecourse,
race,
circuit,
cinder track,
lap
in the sense of excursion
Definition
a short outward and return journey, esp. for sightseeing, etc.
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
Synonyms
trip,
airing,
tour,
journey,
outing,
expedition,
ramble,
day trip,
jaunt,
awayday,
pleasure trip
in the sense of expedition
Definition
a pleasure trip or excursion
We went on a shopping expedition.
Synonyms
trip,
tour,
outing,
excursion,
jaunt,
awayday
Synonyms of 'tour'
tour
Explore 'tour' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of explore
Definition
to travel into an unfamiliar region, esp. for scientific purposes
We explored the old part of the town.
Synonyms
travel around,
tour,
survey,
scout,
traverse,
range over,
recce (slang),
reconnoitre,
case (slang),
have or take a look around
in the sense of jaunt
Definition
a pleasure trip or outing
I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach.
Synonyms
outing,
tour,
trip,
stroll,
expedition,
excursion,
ramble,
promenade,
awayday,
airing
in the sense of outing
Definition
a trip or excursion
families on a Sunday afternoon outing
Synonyms
journey,
run,
trip,
tour,
expedition,
excursion,
spin (informal),
ramble,
jaunt,
awayday,
pleasure trip
in the sense of peregrination
their wild peregrinations up and down the Rio Grande
Synonyms
journey,
tour,
trip,
exploration,
trek,
expedition,
voyage,
odyssey
in the sense of ramble
Definition
a walk, esp. in the countryside
an hour's ramble through the woods
Synonyms
walk,
tour,
trip,
stroll,
hike,
roaming,
excursion,
roving,
saunter,
traipse (informal),
peregrination,
perambulation
in the sense of round
Definition
a series of calls
The consultant did his morning round.
Synonyms
course,
turn,
tour,
circuit,
beat,
series,
schedule,
routine,
compass,
ambit
in the sense of shift
Definition
the period of time worked by such a group
His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
Synonyms
stint,
stretch,
spell,
work period
in the sense of spell
Definition
a period of time of weather or activity
There has been a spell of dry weather.
Synonyms
period,
time,
term,
stretch,
turn,
course,
season,
patch,
interval,
bout,
stint
in the sense of stretch
Definition
extent in time
He would study for eight- to ten-hour stretches.
Synonyms
period,
time,
spell,
stint,
run,
term,
bit,
space
in the sense of trip
Definition
a journey to a place and back, esp. for pleasure
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.
Synonyms
journey,
outing,
excursion,
day out,
run,
drive,
travel,
tour,
spin (informal),
expedition,
voyage,
ramble,
foray,
jaunt,
errand,
junket (informal),
awayday
Additional synonyms
in the sense of turn
Definition
the right or opportunity to do something in an agreed order or succession